In an editorial published July 30, 2008 in the Syrian government daily Teshreen, editor 'Issam Dari compares U.S. President George W. Bush to Adolph Hitler, and neo-conservatives to the Nazis. He also claims that there is no difference between the "U.S. global plan" under Bush an...

Following are excerpts from a debate between Iranian journalists and political analysts Mashallah Shams Al-Waizeen and Hassan Hanizadeh, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on September 24, 2008. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1870. "The Passage ...

The unprecedented nomination of a Christian candidate for Sudan's presidential election, by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, a party representing the former southern Sudan rebels, has caused public upheaval, and sparked numerous reactions in the Sudanese press. In respon...

In light of the recent increase in hostile incidents and attacks on the Copts in Egypt, Nabil Sharaf Al-Din, an Egyptian liberal representing the online journal Elaph, wrote in the Egyptian independent oppositionist paper Al-Masri Al-Yawm[1] warning that enmity towards minoritie...

Following are excerpts from statements by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The statements aired on IRINN, the Iranian News Channel, on September 18 and 23, 2008: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1868. To view more MEMRI TV clips of Ahm...

Following are excerpts from a religious program featuring Egyptian Islamist Hazem Abu Ismail. The program aired on Al-Risala TV on September 3, 2008: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1865. "During the [First] 100 Years of Islam, There Were On...

Manifestations of nationalist separatist sentiment have grown increasingly prevalent among Iraqi Kurds, who, since the first Gulf War, have enjoyed autonomy in the governorates of Sulaymaniyah, Irbil, and Dahuk in northern Iraq. Many regard this as reflecting a Kurdish aspirati...

In a January 2008 interview with the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Georges Tarabishi, a prominent liberal Syrian intellectual living in France, spoke about democracy in the Arab world, the fundamentalist challenge, and secularism. He argued that just as secularism emerged in Eu...

On September 11, 2008, the Islamist website Al-Hesbah posted a purported "exclusive interview with an Al-Qaeda mujahid." In the interview, conducted by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Yaqin Media Center, the unnamed mujahid states that an attack on Europe and America is imminent, and ...

On September 11, 2008, the Islamist website Al-Hesbah posted a purported "exclusive interview with an Al-Qaeda mujahid." In the interview, conducted by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Yaqin Media Center, the unnamed mujahid states that an attack on Europe and America is imminent, and ...

With the approach of the seventh anniversary of 9/11, Saudi liberal journalists have noted the changes in their country that resulted from these events, and the changes that came in its aftermath – particularly, that Saudi society is currently undergoing a shift away from fundame...

In an article in the Syrian government daily Teshreen, former Syrian information minister Dr. Mahdi Dakhlallah wrote that the U.S. intelligence agencies were behind the 9/11 attacks, and that their aim in this was to pave the way for implementing a previously readied plan to inv...

Today, Al-Jazeera aired a segment of a documentary by Al-Qaeda’s media unit Al-Sahab titled "The Harvest of Seven Years Since 9/11." The video, which was partially subtitled in English by Al-Sahab, was aired together with a statement by the network that it had "managed to get" ho...

Following are excerpts from an interview with Iranian political science professor and expert on U.S. affairs Mohammad-Ali Fardanesh of Shahid Behshti University. The interview aired on IRIB/Jaam-E Jam 2 TV on September 2, 2008. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memr...

Following are excerpts from an interview with Abd Al-Malik Rigi, leader of the Jundallah movement in Balochistan, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on August 7, 2008. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1841. "Now We Are Able to Carry Our Operations t...

On July 23, 2008, MEMRI released a video clip of celebrations held by Al-Jazeera in honor of Samir Al-Kuntar, the Lebanese prisoner who spent 30 years in Israeli jail for committing a terrorist act in Israel. The clip can be viewed at http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1818. The c...

According to a report on Islamonline.net, the Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee has issued a fatwa permitting the hacking of American and Israeli websites that harm Islam and Muslims, and also permitting damaging them, as part of "electronic jihad."[1] Following are excerpts from the fat...

The Saudi religious police recently demanded that the Jeddah municipality ban pet shops from selling dogs and cats, on the grounds that Islam forbids it because of the concern that displaying the animals in shop windows could be exploited by young people for courtship purposes.[1...

In an August 6, 2008 column in the UAE daily Al-Ittihad, Dr. 'Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari, former dean of Islamic law at the University of Qatar and prominent liberal intellectual, attacked the Arab lawyers' unions for defending oppressors like Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and Ir...

Following are excerpts from a TV report on female Palestinian suicide bombers, which aired on Al-Jadid/New TV on August 19, 2008. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1840. "When the Goal is the Defense of the Homeland – There Is No Difference be...

On June 25, 2008, the Saudi Interior Ministry reported the arrest of 520 Al-Qaeda operatives who had planned to strike oil facilities and economic centers in eastern Saudi Arabia. According to the report, the leader of the cell, who bore a message from Al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayma...

The following are excerpts from an interview with former Syrian vice president Abd Al-Halim Khaddam.[1] Khaddam was Syrian vice president and the top Sunni figure in the Alawi-dominated Syrian regime until 2005 when he left Syria for France, following the assassination of his fri...

Following recent threats by Iranian government elites,[1]in the past several days senior Iranian officials have emphasized that if it is attacked, Iran intends to close the Strait of Hormuz, thereby impeding the export of oil from the Gulf to the rest of the world. The follow...

Dr. 'Abd Al-Mun'im Sa'id, director of the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Cairo and columnist for the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, recently wrote an article titled "The Meaning of the Fourth of July," in which he describes his impressions of Independence...

CNNTurk and NTV television interviewed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in advance of his visit to Turkey. The following is the transcript of the interview:[1] To view the clip of the interview, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKUuGNNanjY. "The Two Countries [Tur...

Imprisoned Egyptian liberal oppositionist Dr. Ayman Nour recently wrote an open letter to U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. The following is the letter in its entirety, in the original English, as posted on freeaymannour.org, and dated June 15, 2008:[1] "[I Am] A Hu...

The Hizbullah-Israel prisoner swap was applauded in much of the Arab press as a victory for Hizbullah, with Al-Jazeera even throwing a birthday party for Samir Kuntar.[1] Nonetheless, not everyone in the Arab press was uniformly favorable to Hizbullah. The liberal columnist 'Adn...

On August 10, 2008, Al-Qaeda second-in-command Ayman Al-Zawahiri released an audio recording consisting of accusations against Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. In the recording, which was distributed by the Al-Qaeda media company Al-Sahab and aired by Pakistan's independent ...

In his August 4, 2008 column in the liberal Arab e-journal Elaph, Saudi columnist Saleh Al-Rashed argued that the Gulf states should urge the West to attack Iran before it acquires nuclear weapons. Following are excerpts from the column:[1] A Nuclear Iran is Like a Nuclear Bin...

On August 9, 2008 a member of the Islamist forum Al-Boraq proposed poisoning the water systems of major European cities. The forum member began his message by reminding "monotheists [i.e. Muslims] who yearn to support the Prophet" that Ramadan is coming, and explained that poiso...

On August 9, 2008 a member of the Islamist forum Al-Boraq proposed poisoning the water systems of major European cities. The forum member began his message by reminding "monotheists [i.e. Muslims] who yearn to support the Prophet" that Ramadan is coming, and explained that poison...

Sheikh Muhammad Al-Munajid is a well-known Saudi Islamic lecturer and author. He frequently appears on Saudi TV channels and is known for issuing controversial fatwas. He previously worked in Washington, D.C. at the Saudi Embassy Islamic Affairs Department but was stripped of his...

Following are excerpts from a symposium featuring Syrian actor Bassam Al-Kossa and 'Uweid Al-Mash'an, head of the psychology department at the University of Kuwait. The symposium aired on Al-Jazeera TV on June 20, 2008. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/le...

According to an article in the London daily Al-Hayat, the Arabic language held sway during the Saudi-sponsored interfaith World Conference on Dialogue, held July 16-18, 2008 in Madrid. It is noteworthy that the conference brought Saudi Arabia to the center of the European and int...

The following are screen shots from the new YouTube video by Saudi women's rights activist Wajeha Al-Huwaider[1] titled "No to Women’s Oppression," on the Saudi ban on women competing in the Beijing Olympics. In the video, Wajeha Al-Huwaider writes, "participating in the Olympic...

Following are excerpts from a TV debate with Oslo-based Palestinian author Dr. Ahmad Abu Matar and former head of the Arab Writers Union 'Ali 'Oqla 'Orsan. The debate aired on Al-Jazeera TV on July 22, 2008: To view this clip, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1827 . Ahmad A...

In a July 29, 2008 article in the Lahore-based newspaper Daily Times, Pakistani lawyer Taimur Malik called for reform in Pakistan's blasphemy law. This law, enshrined in Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code, stipulates capital punishment for anyone found guilty of blaspheming...

Following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian Islamic preacher Amr Khaled, which aired on Dream 2 TV on May 10, 2008. To view this clip, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1821. "The Muslims Keep Having Children, While the Europeans Do Not – This Means That Wit...

On August 2, 2008 the UAE English-language daily The National (www.thenational.ae) published an article critical of Al-Jazeera's coverage of the release of Samir Kuntar*, and on Al-Jazeera's influence in the Arab world, specifically among its academic elite. The author, Sultan Al...

Basra-Istanbul Railway, Highway Will Link East and West, Bringing Prosperity to Both On June 16, 2008, the website www.tolerancy.org posted an editorial by Dr. Hussain Sinjari, former minister in the regional government of Kurdistan, owner and publisher of the liberal Iraqi paper...

In an interview with the London daily Al-Hayat, former Bahraini army chief of staff Sheikh Maj.-Gen. Khalifa ibn Ahmad Aal-Khalifa accused Iran of playing a part in the recent disturbances in Bahrain, and criticized Iran's policy of interfering in the affairs of other countries.[...

Ahmad Al-Aswani, an Egyptian writer, writes extensively on political topics from a critical and reformist perspective. In the following essay, posted June 7, 2008 on the liberal website Aafaq.org,[1] he focuses on the escalating series of physical attacks on members of the Coptic...

The secular Pakistani government, which came into power this year, recently made a peace deal with the Taliban, permitting it to establish shari'a rule in the Swat-Malakand region in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Since then, the Taliban has made continuous efforts to e...

Following is an interview with Hamas leader Khaled Mash'al, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on April 25, 2008: To view this clip on MERMI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1750 . To view MEMRI TV's page on Khaled Mash'al, visit http://www.memritv.org/subject/en/507.htm . "I...

Following are excerpts from a public address delivered by Indian cleric Ashraf Mohamedy, which aired on Peace TV on April 22, 2008: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, please visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1751. "Allah Has Instructed Us to Follow the Hijab, So That Women Can B...

The recent re-publication of a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad by the Danish press and release of Dutch MP Geert Wilders' film "Fitna" have precipitated a wave of Muslim protest, some of it violent, throughout the world. Following these developments, several Arab columnists wrote...

Following are excerpts from an interview with Saleh Riqab, Hamas deputy minister of religious endowment, which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on May 14, 2008. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1776. To view the MEMRI TV page on Hamas, visit http://www.mem...

In an extensive January 2008 interview with the Qatari Al-Raya daily, eminent Syrian philosopher Sadik Jalal Al-'Azm discussed the state of religious thought in the Muslim world, democracy in Turkey and in Arab countries, Hizbullah and the 2006 war, and the role of the intellectu...

The following is a filler depicting U.S. presidents through history, which appeared on Al-Rafidein TV on April 30, 2008. Al-Rafidein TV, translated as "Mesopotamia," is owned by Harith Al-Dhari,[1] a Sunni extremist opposed to the Iraqi government. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, ...

In its December 20, 2007 issue, the Saudi English-language daily Arab News published an article about a group of eunuchs from India who regularly perform the Haj. The eunuchs discuss their lives in their home town of Bhopal, their practice of Islam, how they adopt and raise baby...

On April 7, 2007, a teenage Yazidi Kurdish girl named Du'a Al-Aswad was stoned to death by a lynch-mob in Iraq, because she had violated her family's honor. A video of the stoning, filmed by the participants themselves using their mobile phones, was posted on http://leilamagazine...

On July 11, 2008, several Iranian websites[1]published an English translation of a Friday sermon given by senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Emami-Kashani. In the sermon, Ayatollah Emani-Kashani insisted that Iran posed no threat and would respond to an invasion. Followin...

Following are excerpts from a public address by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which aired on the Iranian News Channel IRINN TV on June 2, 2008. To view this clip, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1784. To view the MEMRI TV page for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadin...

A two-part investigative article recently published in the Syrian weekly Al-Nour, the mouthpiece of the Syrian Communist Party, which is part of the ruling coalition, criticized the Syrian law banning marriages between non-Muslim men and Muslim women. The article stated that the ...

Throughout Israeli society and the Jewish community around the world Holocaust denial has always drawn vigorous condemnation. At the same time, Holocaust denial is endemic in the Arab media (see MEMRI’s website www.memri.org for numerous recent examples) and is coupled with Arab...

In an article published April 21, 2008 in the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, well-known researcher, writer, author, and columnist Dr. Mamoun Fandy wrote that the Palestinians must proceed from revolution to state-building, demonstrating that they are capable of building a prospe...

In an interview with the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Muwaffaq Al-Rubai'i stated that terrorism in the Middle East could only be eradicated through regional cooperation, but that this goal could not be attained as long as Iran and Syria cont...

Following are excerpts from a segment of an Iranian documentary series on Hollywood cinema focusing on the film "Chicken Run." The segment aired on the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN), on May 29, 2008: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legac...

On May 31, 2008, thousands of Islamic clerics and madrassa teachers from across India converged in the Indian capital of New Delhi for the Anti-Terrorism and Global Peace Conference, held by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (Assembly of Indian Clerics), a countrywide network of Islamic sc...

On May 28, 2008, religious and political parties in Pakistan marked the 10th anniversary of Pakistan's 1998 nuclear tests, conducted in response to India's nuclear tests earlier that month. The day was celebrated as Yaum-e-Takbeer, or day of praise to Allah. Pakistan's nuclear b...

On May 22, 2008, the reformist Arab website www.elaph.com posted a comprehensive interview with Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammad Mahdi 'Akef.[1] In the interview, 'Akef discussed the Egyptian domestic scene, and presented the Brotherhood's position on democracy and on th...

In an April 16, 2008 op-ed in the mass-circulation Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang, prominent Pakistani columnist and industrialist Ishtiaq Beg wrote that Islam has emerged as NATO's big adversary in the post-Cold War era. Beg urged the new Pakistani government to formulate ...

In an article in the Kuwaiti daily Al-Jarida, columnist Fatima Dashti denounced how religious summer camps subject children to religious brainwashing, including jihadist indoctrination, out of sight of parents and the authorities. Following are excerpts from the article, titled ...

This week, "Al-Mutamyizoon," the weekly children's show on Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV, included a segment showing puppets Kuku, a bird, and Fufu, a chick, discussing the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel. The puppets repeatedly declared that the Palestinians will "return as victors"...

On March 18, 2008, Palestinian journalist and intellectual Ahmad Abu Matar, who resides in Norway, posted on the liberal website Elaph a satirical piece[1] accusing Hamas of circulating reports of the birth of the Mahdi.[2] The article refers to an interview by Muslim Gaza cleric...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Saudi cleric Muhammad Al-Munajid. The interview aired on Al-Majd TV on March 30, 2008. To view this clip, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1734. To view MEMRI TV's page on Muhammad Al-Munajid, visit http://www.memritv....

The prominent Jordanian-born reformist Dr. Shaker Al-Nabulsi is known as a forceful advocate for secular democracy and human and civil rights in the Middle East. Dr. Nabulsi, who now resides in the U.S., has published writings on the issues of civil society, contemporary politics...

Following are excerpts from a public address by Libyan Leader Mu'ammar Al-Qaddafi marking the anniversary of the U.S. air raid on Libya. The address aired on Al-Jazeera TV on June 11, 2008: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1791 . To view MEMR...

In its May 16, 2008 editorial, titled "Sixtieth Anniversary – Celebration of Satanism," the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Inquilab (Revolution Daily), which is based in the Indian city of Mumbai, wrote about Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations.[1] The following are excerpts ...

Following are excerpts from an interview with Syrian Culture Minister Riyad Na'san Al-Agha, which aired on Al-Hiwar TV on April 19, 2008. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, please visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/1749. "[Jailing] is a Security Matter, And There Are People Whose...

On December 27, 2007, Benazir Bhutto, former Pakistani prime minister and leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP),[1] was shot to death after addressing a crowd of supporters in a park near Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi, outside the capital of Islamabad. While the ...

In the western Algerian city of Tiaret, a 37-year-old convert to Christianity is currently on trial for "practicing a non-Muslim religion without authorization," under a 2006 law regulating the religious practice of non-Muslims. The charges were brought against her after police f...

Demonstrations throughout Iran marking the anniversary of the American embassy takeover in 1979 Death to America We always say: Death to America. Death to Israel Death to America Death to America Death to America Death to America Say it out loud: Death to America Say it out loud:...

Following are excerpts of an interview with Dr. 'Adnan Hasouna Jordanian MP. Dr. 'Adnan Hasouna: The kidnapping of American and British occupation soldiers and their allies – we support these kidnappings, because they will accelerate the end of the occupation. They will add to t...

The following is an excerpt from an interview with Muhammad Al-Musawi a preacher at a London Mosque
Muhammad Al-Musawi: What I'm saying is that a psychological war is being waged by hostile circles. They are trying to present themselves as victorious and to prevent us, in our ...

The following are excerpts from Osama bin Laden's speech on the eve of the 2004 US elections: Osama bin Laden: Oh the American people, I address these words to you regarding the optimal manner of avoiding another Manhattan, and regarding the war, its causes and its consequences...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Iraqi cleric Muhammad Makkawi Al-Dahalaki: Sheik Muhammad Makawi Al-Dahalaki: A resistance that fights occupation is a (legitimate) resistance. This is an honorable resistance. As for the person who comes… I say to any person who...

The following are excerpts from an address by Iranian leader Ali Khamenei: Khamenei: Two or three years ago I said in this forum: We had an Islamic revolution, following which we established an Islamic regime. The next step is to establish an Islamic government and the following ...

The following is an excerpt from an address by Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef ibn Abd Al-Aziz to members of the Saudi security forces: Nayef ibn 'Abd Al-'Aziz: There is no doubt that we are proud of having martyrs and casualties. It is first and foremost for the sake of Al...

The following are excerpts from a Friday sermon in Qom, Iran. The preacher is Ayatollah 'Ali Meshkini, head of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah 'Ali Meshkini: What happened in the elections in Afghanistan? Out of 16 presidential candidates, 15 suddenly withdrew from the race. W...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Hamas representative in Lebanon Osama Hamdan and Nawaf Al-Zaro, an expert on Israel and the Jews: Nawaf Al-Zaro Expert on Israel and the Jews: The assassination policy has been a Zionist industry for a century. If we skip the Jewi...

The following are excerpts from an interview with former commander of the Armed Islamic Movement (MIA) in Algeria Madani Mizraq: Madani Mizraq: The liberty and free hand enjoyed by the members of the Islamic movement enabled anyone to join the movement and to do as he wishes. Wh...

The following are excerpts from an address by Iranian leader Ali Khamenei: Ali Khamenai: Jihad means to strive for the lofty values. That is why it has been said that Jihad is one of the gates to heaven. Notice the manifestations of material militarism in the world. In addition ...

The following are excerpts from an Iraqi election broadcast: Your vote is the future in order to restore Iraq's health, I will participate in the elections. Because we have a duty to build Iraq, I will participate in the elections. In order to bring back Iraq's color, I will part...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Syrian Information Minister Mahdi Dakhlallah: Minister Dakhlallh:Regarding Iraq, I believe the Syrian position was as follows:In Iraq there is an Iraqi resistance. Of course, I am not talking about terrorism and beheadings, which ...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Dr. 'Abd Al-Salam Al-Kubeisi Of the Iraqi-Sunni Muslim Clerics Council: Interviewer: Dr. Kubeissi, you threatened to boycott the elections if Falluja would be attacked and as you know, 'Alawi threatened to attack unless Al-Zarqawi...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Lebanese journalist Nabil Bu Munsif: Bu Munsif: They say that Lebanon isn't capable of governing on its own. Lebanon isn't yet fit to run its own affairs. Even worse, what is the basis for this logic? It's the logic of the governm...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Um Saber the mother of a Palestinian who was killed in the Intifada: Ilham 'Asliya: [My son] Saber was loved by us in this world and, Allah be praised, he will get us into heaven in the world to come. Allah be praised. Allah be p...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian playwright 'Ali Salem: 'Ali Salem: Most of the Arab leaders have used the Palestinian cause in order to divert attention from their abuse of human [rights]. We in the Arab region should make it clear to everybody: Nothing...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Professor Nizar Riyan of the Hamas political leadership in Gaza: Prof. Riyan: Sharon has a philosophy. I've read it in some of his biographies. He says: "I want to kill." Begin, who was Sharon's great mentor, said: "I kill, there...

The following are excerpts from a report of a meeting between Hizbullah's leader in South Lebanon, Nabil Qauq, and a delegation of Presbyterian Church: Sheik Nabil Qauq : The American policy today is similar to an owl bringing bad tidings. All we hear from Bush are words of war, ...

The following are excerpts from the Iranian TV series "The New Fascism": In his book Mein Kampf, Mr. Hitler explicitly referred to this, and when Goebbels wrote the Nazi party's platform, Hitler said to him: "Whenever you make a decision, the people will not be involved. Either t...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian Labor Party head Magdi Ahmad Hussein: Magdi Ahamd Hussein: The violence is currently directed at the occupation. This is legitimate violence. This is Jihad against occupiers. Ninety-nine percent of the violent operations...

The following are excerpts from a Friday sermon at Tehran University by Ayatollah Muhammad Amammi–Kashani: Ayatollah Amammi–Kashani: Mr. America, we are glad that the world today doesn't interpret the terms democracy, freedom, and fighting terrorism according to what you say. We ...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Ahmad Qadhaf Al-Dam, a cousin of Libyan leader Mu'amar Qadhafi: Ahmad Qadhaf Al-Dam: If we take, for example, Bush's victory. The number of votes he received equaled that of Clinton's former vice-president, and the vote count show...

The following are excerpts from a monologue by Al-Majd TV host Hisham Khreisat on Ramadan: Hisham Khereisat: This great month (of Ramadan) is a month of fasting, a month of blessings and victory, a month of Jihad and martyrdom. Dear viewers, the battles that took place in Ramada...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Khaled Al-Batsh: Al-Batsh: What happened in Taba is directly related to our situation in Gaza. We cannot separate what happened in Taba from the crimes in the Gaza Strip, especially in Jabalya and ...

The following are excerpts from a discussion on wife beating on Qatar TV: Dr. Ibrahim Elias, a lawyer: There is a difference between instilling discipline and aggression. Likewise, there is a difference between wife beating as a phenomenon, as a right, as a duty, or as a rule. Th...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Al-Jazeera TV presenter Faysal Al-Qassem: Dr. Faysal Al-Qassem: Unfortunately, we Arabs have a problem. In English they say, "Holier than thou," meaning we always boast of our culture and moral values, as though we have no use fo...

The following are excerpts from an interview with the editor-in-chief of the London arabic daily Al-Quds Al-Arai Abd Al-Bari 'Arwan: 'Abd Al-Bari 'Atwan: I believe that the Palestinian resistance and the Palestinian people, who are beaten daily, have profited from [the Sinai bomb...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Muhammad Ra'd, a Lebanese national who was kidnapped in Iraq and later released: Muhammad Ra'd: [The kidnappers] brought me into a room reeking of blood – there was dry blood on the ground. A masked man was there, holding a whett...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Dhiaa Rashwan, expert on radical Islam at the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies: Rashwan: Al-Qa'ida, as an organization, has lost its ability to operate outside Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ideologically, for Al-Qa'...

The following are excerpts from sermons in Lebanese mosques on October 8, 2004: Sheik Muhammad Kan'an, Al Musaytaba Mosque, Beirut: Regarding the bombings that took place last night in 'Aqaba [i.e. Sinai]– a news item or a part of a news is noteworthy, about the reason so many Je...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Arafat's National Security Advisor Jibril Rajoub: Rajoub: Who has profited from the events in Taba? In my opinion, the first to profit is Sharon and the second is Bush. Sharon, in his continuous and unprecedented aggression agains...

The following are excerpts from Sheik Salah Al-Munajid's religious program on Saudi Iqra TV: Sheik Muhammad Al-Munajid: There is a difference between men and women in Islamic Law. Those who want total equality between the sexes are criminals, betrayers and violators of the Koran ...

The following are excerpts from an Iranian TV series called "The New Fascism": Iranian strategic expert 'Ali 'Askari: We have seen that 9/11 was a domestic need of the American administration as well as an external need. So, the following suspicions grow stronger: Either the Amer...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian intellectual Hassan Al-Bana: Al-Bana: This is a book written by Benjamin Netanyahu on the uprooting of terrorism. He talks about attacking the Twin Towers, He talks about attacking the US National Security Council, and ab...

The following is an excerpt from a show on Iranian TV: Abu Taghleb, a caller from Britain: "We know that many Iraqi oil facilities were destroyed in the war of 1991. I know, for example, that there was electronic control over the oil wells of Kirkuk and their production. All this...

The following are excerpts from a show on Saudi Iqra TV about the Arab public's attitudes toward Jews: InterviewerWould you, as a human being, be willing to shake hands with a Jew? Interviewee 1: Of course I wouldn't be willing to shake hands with a Jew, for religious reasons and...

The following are excerpts from interviews with Saudi Al-Qa'eda terrorist detained in Saudi Arabia: Khaled Al-Farraj: When I left for Afghanistan following the events of 9/11, I met a few young men there, who suggested that I operate here, in Saudi Arabia. When I returned, contac...

The following are excerpts from statements by Deputy Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Gen. Muhammad Baqer Dhu Al-Qadr and by IRGC Spokesman Gen. Mas'oud Jazaeri: Gen. Dhu Al-Qadr: The main purpose of these maneuvers is to deter, in light of the political...

The following is an interview with Um Taysir, the mother of Hamas suicide bomber Taysir Al-'Ajrami: Interviewer: How did you compensate for Taysir's love for his children? Um Taysir: His son Faraj was five, in kindergarten, when Taysir committed martyrdom. His daughter Hiba was ...

The following are excerpts from an interview with former UN secretary-general Boutrous Boutrous Ghali who is also chairman of the Egyptian National Human Rights Council: Ghali: I lived in America. In America there is a democratic regime. Outside America, the American policy is no...

The following are excerpts from an interview with former Iraqi ambassador to Egypt Muhsen Khalil. Mustafa Bakri, editor of the Egyptian opposition weekly Al-Usb'u also participated in the discussion: Muhsen Khalil:I believe that the cruelty we are witnessing on the part of the oc...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Gamal Abd Al-Gawwad, a researcher at the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies: Gammal Abd Al-Gawwad: With all due respect to my friend, Rif'at Sayyed Ahmad, the reason for his article, which deals with the Holocaust...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Iranian political analyst Abo al-Fazl Zohreh-Vand: Abu Al-Fazl: Iran is in a position where a nuclear attack against it is impossible. If it were to be attacked, the whole international atmosphere would be distorted. Everyone alwa...

The following are excerpts from an interview with former Lebanese culture minister Ghazi Al-Aridhi: Al-Aridhi There have been doubts about those behind the events of 9/11. With due respect to what Mr. Mahmoud said, but these are not merely ghosts, because the Americans have defin...

The following are excerpts from a discussion of women's rights and wife-beating in Islam: Sheik Yusouf Al-Badri, member of the Egyptian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs:How can you claim that I don't honor my wife, while she cooks my food, bakes my bread, kneads my dough, was...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian professor Sabri 'Abd Al-Rauf of Al-Azhar University: Interviewer:Regarding the last stage, the stage of (wife) beating, (the Koran) says, "And beat them." It refers to beatings that are not hard, like you said. How do we ...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Sheik Mussa Al-'Abd Al-'Aziz, editor of the Saudi periodical Al-Salafiya: Sheik Abd Al-Aziz: We must unequivocally condemn terrorism that targets any society, whether Muslim, Arab or any other human society. This is the first thin...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Lebanese cleric Muhammad Kan'an who heads the Sunni religious courts in Lebanon: As for the martyrs, like the Prophet Muhammad said after the battle of Uhud, "Our dead are in heaven and their dead are in hell." We don't consider o...

The following are exerpts from an interview with former Tunisan education minister Muhammad Al-Sharafi: There are those who claim, and perhaps it is a somewhat harsh statement, that we Arabs suffer from narcissism and we cure it by peacock-like behavior, and peacock-like behavior...

The following are excerpts from the weekly religious-ruling show of Sheik Abd Al-Muhsen Al-Abikan, Saudi Justice Ministry legal advisor: At first, some Palestinians sold their homes and lands to Jews, a long time ago, and then the Jews had a place of their own, and later a very s...

The following are excerpts from a Friday sermon at Musaitaba Mosque in Lebanon. The preacher is Sheik Muhammad Kan'an, head of the Sunni religious courts in Lebanon: Sheik Kan'an: "Make ready for them whatever you can of strength..." And if the term "strength" means the possessio...

Palestinian clerics Sheik Ibrahim Mahdhi and Sheik Isma'il Al-Radhwan both former preachers in Palestinian TV Friday sermons, discussed the current situation on PA TV. The following are excerpts: Sheik Ibrahim Madhi We must learn the lessons from [Prophet Muhammad's nocturnal jo...

The following are excerpts from the weekly religious ruling show of Sheik 'Abd Al-Muhsen Al-'Abikan, who is a legal advisor at the Saudi justice ministry:. Can we implement in Iraq what the clerics have said? Certainly not. According to the clerics, people should adhere to their ...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Dr. Ahmad Al-Ruba'i, a political researcher: Ruba'i: When you speak out against conspiracy theories, you face a widespread movement. Our goal, as intellectuals, is to confront this widespread movement even if it makes people angry...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Dr. Ahmad bin Rashed bin Said, professor of political communications at King Sa'ud University: Dr. bin Said: There are great flaws in the printed media, which distanced people from it and greatly damaged its credibility A– paralys...

The following are excerpts from an Iranian TV documentary about Steven Spielberg's Films: Kiarash Anvari, film director: As a filmmaker, Spielberg has always supported the political worldview prevalent in America. He invites America to get involved in the uncivilized world, and s...

Hasan Abassi, who heads the Center of External Security Doctrinal Analysis of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps gave a lecture at Tehran University in May. The following are excerpts from the lecture posted in an audio version on the Internet at http://khabarnameh.gooya.com/n...

Hasan Abassi, who heads the Center of External Security Doctrinal Analysis of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps gave a lecture at Tehran University in May. The following are excerpts from the lecture posted in an audio version on the Internet at http://khabarnameh.gooya.com/n...

The following is a message by the No. 2 Al-Qa'ida leader, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, that was aired on Al-Jazeera TV two days before the third anniversary of 9/11: Al-Zawahiri: East and South Afghanistan are now an entirely an open field for the mujahideen. The hypocrites have shut thems...

The following are excerpts from varoius clips on 9/11 Lebanese MP Walid Jumblatt: I am of the opinion that somewhere, someplace, there is an intelligence agency profiting from Al-Qa'eda and Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden is like a ghost, popping up when needed. This is my opini...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Badr Al-Din Bino, a Chechen politician living in Jordan Bino: I am surprised that Putin refuses to conduct an investigation into this issue. Even stranger, with your permission, brother Muhanad, is that they initially said the lea...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Muntasir Al-Zayyat, attorney for the Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiyya in Egypt: Al-Zayyat:Foreigners who enter Iraq, whatever their nationality, must bear the consequences under these conditions. Exceptional and unnatural circumstances lead...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Russian strategic expert Vitislav Motosov on Iranian TV: Motosov: People ask themselves today: Why did these criminals reach this school so easily? There is a security breach in this region. However, we in Russia understand that b...

The following are excerpts from an interview with the mufti of Mt. Lebanon, Sheik Muhammad Al-Jozo: Al-Jozo:What is the basic issue we must discuss? Is it the issue of women? Do we have no future unless we liberate women even from their clothes, veil and moral values? This is non...

The following are excerpts from an interview with Lebanese journalist Joseph Abu Khalil: Abu Khalil: We stand with Syria forever. With Syria! But we don't support the Syrian regime, none of us supports the Syrian regime. Let's be frank, the Syrian regime wants to rule us like it...